Lipstick holder



0a. 9, 1945. H APF LBA M 2,386,417

LIPSTICK HOLDER Filed May 21, 1943 IN V EN TOR.

Hwzza Z. Apfeibaum BY w A T TORNE Y Patented Oct. 9, 1945 I, I i

PATENT-OFFICE 1 mm 5; a. v a s VictoFMetal Products Corporation, Brooklyn,

--IN..-Y wool-iteration of New York I it niltfayjgl l ilfirserialiNo. 487,866

invention relates to; lipsticl; elders and helical portion 22, the pin l3 passing through said lparticularlyto; the type adapted sim t I slot and when constrained to move vertically to open a ,,cover andsto project the hpsjclg, the .causes a partial rotation of the intermediate shell ;,cover being automatically clqsedwhen: helip stick for; the vpurpose to be later described. The inis retracted. h 5 nermost shell 23,,is preferably molded integrally invention contemplatesg the prov on of-a with the base I1 and serves the double function simple lipstick holder designed,to 5he molded of ofpa guide for the lipstickcarrier l4 and as a -plastie material-or ad e Qfimeta an standard to whichthe cover members 25, 26 are -,;with a; simple gear mechanism pivotedr, Said innermostshell is provided with a cover members simulta meously; wr I ,longitudinal groove 24 registering with the groove {'tiO varetrat;tiori1o the olipstic fro l2 of the outermostshell and receiving the pin I3. the -holder At its uppermost end .the innermost shell 23 is provided with the upstanding 1 projections 21, 28 arranged diametrically opposite each other and preierably of somewhat reduced thickness and also serving as the support for the cover members. kEachof the cover-members is preferably in the form-of a spherical segment and is preferably quitethin andlighhyeach being provided with a pairoi oppositelydisposed bearing members or extensions as 29; 30-1or the member and 3|, 32 for the member 26. The bearing portions 23 ;and 31 are mounted on the pivot pin 33 secured ;to the projection 21, while the bearing members and 32are similarly mounted for rotary move- :thecover*membemi 11theirgopenpositiom- I 1' ment on the pivot pin 34 secured to the projection c1 .'ig.-;;4 fish-aside elevation;- and vertio I ion 28 of the innermost shell.' To provide an operazcombinedof amodifiedformpfth oldergwherefive-connection between the carrier l4 and the lathe rotation not;aibasecprojectsythe ,lipstiel; and cover members,;a pairof diametrically opposed opensthencovermembersl; I .gear racks 35, 36 are provided on the intermediate mg.15 15B'IiIOHtIBIBVQtiQII I shell 19.: Theyrack 35 meshes with the pinion isectiomt teeth 3l on the bearing part 29 of the covermem- 4'1 Figure 6 i518; section of modifledform of the -ber,25, while the rack 36 meshes with the similar ccoverzmembersa t pinionteeth 38 on the-bearing portion 32 of the athepractic bod merit oij,th n 35 cover member 26.. ,It will therefore be seen that ishowni-;bytwayiof exam o. :andgreferringp on rotation of, the intermediate shell, the cover -'larly- -.to;Figs.- 1 .:to 3,:sthe outertshell til; "p II members 25 and 26 rotate in opposite directions, with mopeningwilratits uppeneridvfar he ,as..-' h s they i h r v ve a ac other or .sagesot:thelipstickandlis rovide with' lanz-axial awayrfr om each, other. I I I :01 {longitudinalgslotnor rglQOV 40 It will now be seen that to open the cover mem- Ellassing throughi-saidgslotg he operating pin i here andtoprojectthelipstick from the positions 11-3 securedztothelipstick;carrier !k ntogwhichthe of the parts. shown in Figs. 11 and2, the pin I3 lipstick 1.5 :isinsertedwtsaid pin terminates inan I is; manipulated-by moving it upwardly through themedium of, the. accessiblehead l6 thereon.

Such'upward movement of the pin causes corresponding'movement of; the carrier 14 and the lipstick l.5.- During the initial partof themovement of the :pin inthe grooves I2 and24, the pin moves :;i= ;.-:Fie-: 1 i :-a ironteeleva showman n wnnr rr o y the acted-i positing pierthe z' in m sit tended position of the lipstic hers.-

tibnl grief; 2 is 8180. y me :sectionof the same :.a;;-Fig."8 15.331 1? plan v ew. i th am larger! Scaleiwith -zthe; outer ,shell rem most shell: lllrrestsiont Q-Sh uIdeEs-IBL :J land-fits; irictionally -over aprojection I baseito bekrotated'in fixedflffila onrthereto I g; Arranged -'concentrically .w1th,- =the she :15 thereby: rotating said shell to the left, as viewed thewihtermediateshellresting one-the. shoulder in Fig launtilthe pin l3-qreaches the upright ;2ll.-of the base ill and rotatableyrelatively thereto. portion 2 l1 OIthEgIOOVQ in said intermediate shell. Said-intermediate;shell ispprovide Such rotation causes the racks3'5 and 36 to move in opposite directions relatively to thepivots 33,

f? 3.4:(clockwise asviewed in Fig. 1), thereby to roin,the. helical part 22 of the intermediate shell lipstick moves upwardly through the passage or opening thus provided between the adjacent meeting edges of the cover members. It will be understood that the upper end of the lipstick is arranged sufficiently below said cover members when in its fully retracted position to permit the cover members to open fully before the lipstick reaches the cover members during the upward movement of the lipstick. Similarly, when the lipstick is retracted, the cover members remain open until the pin |3- reaches the helical portion 22 of the groove in the intermediate shell, whereafter the cover members are automatically closed during the final downward movement of the pin in the respective grooves of the shells.

In that form or the invention shown in Figs.

4 and 5, the movement of the covers is accom-' plished in the same way with the upward movement of the lipstick carrier, but with rotary movement of the base. most shell 4|) is provided with the upper opening 4| through which the cover members-42, 45 project slightly to substantiallyv close said opening when the cover members are in contact.. How-" ever, said cover members are pivotallysecu'red to' the'outer shell as by means of the pivot pins ll, 45. For the pinions 51, 3|. aresubstituted the rounded teeth 45, 41 operating in diametrically opposed gear grooves l8, 49 respectively at the upper edge of the intermediate shell 50. Said intermediate shell is provided with a groove havin an upright portion and a lowermost helical portion 52 similar to the grooves 2|, :2. The outermost shell 45, however, is provided with an upright groove 53 preferably of less depth than the thickness of said outermost shell and receiv ing the end portion of the pin 54 projecting from the carrier 55. The groove 53 prevents the pinhave been opened to retract the lipstick causes first downward movement or the lipstick and at the final part of the movement of the pin causes suliicient rotation of the intermediate shell to close the cover members. It will be understood that various modification oi the gearing connections between the cover members and the shell may be made without de-. parting from the primary function or my invention, consisting of simultaneously operating the cover members and the lipstick carrier. In Rig. 6 showing a modified form or the cover members and 6|, said members are made with parts 62 and 63 reduced in thickness and overlapping in their closed positions. The inner edge part 62 fits into a corresponding recess in the upper surface of the member 60, and the part 83 fits into ajsimilar recess in the lower surface of the member 5|. The gearing connections between the cover members and the carrier in the various modifications are intended to be interchangeable,

so that the connection 48-48 of Figs. 4 and 5 As shown, the outer- ,m'ay be substituted for that shown in Figs. 1 and 2an'd'yice versa; 5 f 1 g a Itwill be seen that I have provided a comparatively-simple and inexpensive device adapted to he -molded of plasticii desired and easily assem- 5 and the lipstick carrier 55 from rotatin around the axis of the holder when the base 55 and its integral innermost shell 51 are rotated,

whereby the carrier is constrained-to moveversf;

tically only.

Said innermost shell 51 is provided withthe" helical groove 58, the lower part of which. registers with the groove portion 52, the pin 54 pass. ing through the grooves 58, 5|, 52, and into the groove 53. It desired,-an annular flange or inward extension 59 may be provided at the upper bled andobviating the necessity of removing a separate cap before the lipstick can be projected and thereby having no separate parts likely to be lost or misplaced, and thatI have provided an eflicient cover operating mechanism for automatically opening and closing the cover.

Various modifications of the invention have been above indicated and others may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1.v In a lipstick holder, three grooved concentric shells having a common axis, a lipstick carrier-slidable longitudinally within the innermost 'of thershells, a single operating pin projecting radially from the carrier and passing through the grooves of the two inner shells and having an outer end portion thereof slidable in the groove of the-outermost of the shells, the inner end portion of the pin being fixed to the carrier whereby portion of the intermediate shell to engage'-the top edge or the innermost shell, thereby to prevent possible shifting of the parts durin opera-" tion. I i

To operate this form of the invention, the base '55 is rotated in a clockwise direction, as viewed cover members 42, 43. After the pin, however..

has passed the groove portion 52 and reaches the 1 groove portion 5|, the intermediate shell no longer rotates, but the innermost shell only rotates. Any rotation of said shell 51 causes only vertical movement of the pin 54 which is constrained to such vertical movement by the groove 53. Similarly, rotation of the base 55 in a counter-clockwise direction after the cover members the pin and carrier aremovable vertically as a unit,'the groove in the intermediate shell being straight and parallel to said axis from the top of the groove to a point in spaced relation to the bottom thereof, the bottom portion of said lastrnentloned groove being substantially helical to impart a limited predetermined amount of rotary movement to said intermediate shell during the initial portion of the upward movement of the carrier and during the final portion of the downward movement of the carrier, the groove in the innermost shell being helical, and the groove in the outermost shell being intheinner wall of said shell and part way through the thickness thereof to provide an imperforate outer surface on the outermost shell andarranged adjacent the opening to close the opening in the uppermost position or said shells and to expose the opening in the lowermost position of said shells, and means for moving the segments from said uppermmt to said lowermost position on the initial part of the upward movement or the carrier and on the final part or the downward movement of the carrier respectively, said means comprising cooperating gear members on the segments and on said intermediate shell respectively.

2. In a limtick holder, a pair of cover segments pivoted together for movement to and from each other into a closed and into an open position thereof, a first shell provided with a pair of diametrically opposite gear members at its uppermost edge, a gear member on one of the segments engaging one of the gear members of the shell, a gear member on the other segment engaging the other gear member of the shell, means for pivotally supporting the segments, a slidable lipstick carrier, a single operating pin fixed to and projecting radially from the carrier, a cam groove in the shell engaging the-pin and having a portion thereof shaped to rotate the shell through a predetermined angle to open and close the segments on predetermined movement of the pin, the remaining portion of the groove being longitudinal and means constraining both ends of the pin to move longitudinally of the shell, comprising an inner shell inside of the first shell and having ahelical groove therein, the end part of which groove normally registers with the end part of the groove in said first shell when the carrier is completely retracted within the inner shell, and an outer shell outside or the first shell and having a straight longitudinal groove in the inner surface thereof and part way through the thickness of said outer shell.

3. In a lipstick holder, an outermost shell having a. top opening and having a longitudinal groove in. the inner surface thereof extending part way through the thickness of the shell whereby the outer surface of the shell remains imperforate, an intermediate shell provided with a pair of diametrically opposed gear members and having a groove therein in part longitudinal and in part helical, an innermost shell having a helical groove therein and provided with a rotatable base mounting the outer shell and the intermediate shell thereon, a lipstick carrier within the innermost shell, a single concealed operating pin fixed to the carrier and projecting through the grooves of the innermost and intermediate shells and into the groove of the outermost shell, a flange at the upper end part of the intermediate shell inwardly overhanging the innermost shell and preventing upward movement of the innermost shell, a pair of segmental cover members adjacent the opening, a pair of diametrically opposed pivots pivotally securing the members to the outermost shell, and a gear member on each of the cover members engaging one of the gear members of the intermediate shell.

HUNA L. APFELBAUM. 

